The term was most widely used by speakers in Dalmatia, who used it to refer to their own language. It was used by both Catholic and Protestant writers.[2] Some, such as Juraj Šižgorić writing in 1487, extended the term to South Slavic languages as a whole; his views are that "the people from Bohemia to the Adriatic and Black seas down to Epirus speak the same language, Illyrian."[2] 16th-century prelateAntun Vrančić also used the term to embrace all South Slavs, and noted that the people of Belgrade (today in Serbia) spoke Illyrian – ″The local inhabitants who speak the Illyrian language call it Slavni Biograd, which means ‘renowned’ or ‘glorious,’ because of the bravery of its soldiers and officers who after the fall of Smederevo and the Serbian state were able to hold out so long in its defense" – while also applying the term to the language of "Thracians" and "Bulgarians".[2] Writing in 1592, bishop Peter Cedolini applied the term even more widely: he believed all the Slavs had a single common language, which he called Illyrian.[2] Some used the term "Slavic" when writing in proto-Serbo-Croatian and "Illyrian" as a synonym when writing in Romance languages.[2]
Various 16th-century travellers in Dalmatia reported that local church services were not carried out in Latin but Illyrian.[2] In general, no clear distinction was made between the vernacular language and Church Slavonic – names such as Illyrian, Slavonic, Slavic, Croatian, and Dalmatian were applied to both lects without distinction.[2]
JesuitBartol Kašić, as part of his missionary work, sought to find a common South Slavic language that would be understandable to all.[2] He initially turned to a form of Chakavian, which he named Illyrian; later he switched to Shtokavian, which he instead called Slavic (slovinski), having already used the name Illyrian with a different signification.[2] In 1604 Institutionum linguae illyricae libri duo (the structure of the Illyrian language in two books; 200 pages) was published in Rome. This grammar was used as a textbook by Jesuits who had been sent on a mission in the Balkans. Bartol Kašić adopted the South Slavic dialect of grammar in Shtokavian, signling out the subdialect of Dubrovnik that was his vernacular.[3]
As a national term, "Illyrian" had no fixed meaning; sometimes it was applied to Slavs as a whole, sometimes South Slavs as a whole, sometimes only Catholic South Slavs, while occasionally (particularly among certain Habsburg officials) it was specifically applied to the Orthodox Serbs.[2] A notion of pan-Slavic "Illyrian" national identity, often with "Illyrian" as its language, remained strong among intellectuals in Croatia from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, eventually culminating in the pan-South Slavic Illyrian movement of the 1800s.[2] Many saw themselves as part of a narrow Croat community within a much broader Illyrian nation.[2]
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^Florence Lydia Graham (2020) Turkisms in South Slavonic Literature. Turkish Loanwords in 17th- and 18th-century Bosnian and Bulgarian Franciscan Sources. Oxford University Press, ISBN9780198857730, p. 17.
^ abcdefghijklmFine, John V. A. (2006) When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans: A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods, pages 236–239, 255–264, 270–271, 274, 276–278
illyrian, south, slavic, confused, with, ancient, illyrian, language, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources. Not to be confused with the ancient Illyrian language This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Illyrian South Slavic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Illyrian and Slavic were the commonly used names throughout the Early Modern Period of the Western South Slavic dialects or sometimes of the South Slavic languages as a whole 1 It was used especially in the territories that are now Croatia during the 19th century 2 The term was most widely used by speakers in Dalmatia who used it to refer to their own language It was used by both Catholic and Protestant writers 2 Some such as Juraj Sizgoric writing in 1487 extended the term to South Slavic languages as a whole his views are that the people from Bohemia to the Adriatic and Black seas down to Epirus speak the same language Illyrian 2 16th century prelate Antun Vrancic also used the term to embrace all South Slavs and noted that the people of Belgrade today in Serbia spoke Illyrian The local inhabitants who speak the Illyrian language call it Slavni Biograd which means renowned or glorious because of the bravery of its soldiers and officers who after the fall of Smederevo and the Serbian state were able to hold out so long in its defense while also applying the term to the language of Thracians and Bulgarians 2 Writing in 1592 bishop Peter Cedolini applied the term even more widely he believed all the Slavs had a single common language which he called Illyrian 2 Some used the term Slavic when writing in proto Serbo Croatian and Illyrian as a synonym when writing in Romance languages 2 Various 16th century travellers in Dalmatia reported that local church services were not carried out in Latin but Illyrian 2 In general no clear distinction was made between the vernacular language and Church Slavonic names such as Illyrian Slavonic Slavic Croatian and Dalmatian were applied to both lects without distinction 2 Jesuit Bartol Kasic as part of his missionary work sought to find a common South Slavic language that would be understandable to all 2 He initially turned to a form of Chakavian which he named Illyrian later he switched to Shtokavian which he instead called Slavic slovinski having already used the name Illyrian with a different signification 2 In 1604 Institutionum linguae illyricae libri duo the structure of the Illyrian language in two books 200 pages was published in Rome This grammar was used as a textbook by Jesuits who had been sent on a mission in the Balkans Bartol Kasic adopted the South Slavic dialect of grammar in Shtokavian signling out the subdialect of Dubrovnik that was his vernacular 3 As a national term Illyrian had no fixed meaning sometimes it was applied to Slavs as a whole sometimes South Slavs as a whole sometimes only Catholic South Slavs while occasionally particularly among certain Habsburg officials it was specifically applied to the Orthodox Serbs 2 A notion of pan Slavic Illyrian national identity often with Illyrian as its language remained strong among intellectuals in Croatia from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century eventually culminating in the pan South Slavic Illyrian movement of the 1800s 2 Many saw themselves as part of a narrow Croat community within a much broader Illyrian nation 2 Notes edit Florence Lydia Graham 2020 Turkisms in South Slavonic Literature Turkish Loanwords in 17th and 18th century Bosnian and Bulgarian Franciscan Sources Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198857730 p 17 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fine John V A 2006 When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans A Study of Identity in Pre Nationalist Croatia Dalmatia and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods pages 236 239 255 264 270 271 274 276 278 Bartol KASIC Pag 15 VIII 1575 Rim 28 XII 1650 Institutiones linguae lllyricae 1604 See also editKingdom of the Slavs Juraj Krizanic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Illyrian South Slavic amp oldid 1211248095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
